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2010 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
218
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
Play Resumes
"Three more levels unless you can lose twenty-three more players!" announced APPT Tournament Director Danny McDonagh as the cards went back into the air.
Lancaster Legged
Richard Lancaster has been sent to the rail.
Holding 
, Lancaster flopped a straight draw, turned a flush draw, but still managed to brick out against 
to see last years fifth-place finisher unable to replicate his final table performance.
Soren Doubles
Soren Smith-Hansen moved all in for his last 9,400 and Tom Grigg made the call from the button.
Smith-Hansen: 
Grigg: 
The board ran out 
to see Smith-Hansen double through to 21,000 as Grigg slips to 250,000 in chips.
Aces Against Ardmore
Ardmore Vakalahi opened to 4,800 under the gun only to have William Woolsey three-bet to 13,500.
Vakalahi made the call but check-folded for 10,000 on the 
flop as Woolsey flashed his 
to climb to 65,000 as Vakalahi slips to 50,000 in chips.
Trips for Vakalahi
With a board reading 
and Ardmore Vakalahi smooth-calling a preflop raise and bets of 7,500 on each street, he tabled his 
to best his opponent's .
"Bada boom!" screamed Vakalahi as he happily collected the pot to move over the 100,000-chip mark.
Lowrie Forced To Pay Toll-gate
Zack Lowrie entered the pot on the button with a raise to 5,000 only to have Tom 'tollgate' Grigg three-bet to 14,500 from the small blind.
The big blind passed and Lowrie made the call to see a 
flop fall as Grigg checked and Lowrie fire out a bet of 20,000.
Grigg made the call to see the 
peel off on the turn and once he checked, he was again faced with another strong bet; this time amounting to 30,000. Taking a few moments to deliberate, Grigg made the call as the 
landed on the river and the APPT Sydney final tablist checked for the third time.
Lowrie cut out a bet of 50,000 and dropped it in the pot to put Grigg into a visibly tough decision as he began shuffling ships and contemplating his decision.
"I think you want me to call!" stated Grigg as he continued to deliberate.
Roughly five minutes went by before Grigg made the call to evoke a previous stone-dead Lowrie to drop his head and table his for a triple-barrel bluff gone wrong.
Grigg instantly rolled over his for middle pair and collected the pot to soar up to 350,000 as Lowrie slid down to 65,000 in chips.
Vakalahi to 200k
Ardmore Vakalahi opened with a raise to 5,800 from late position only to have Tao Luo three-bet from the big blind to 13,500.
Vakalahi made the call as the 
flop fell and Luo fired out 16,000. Vakalahi called, and when the 
landed on the turn and a bet of 30,000 followed from Luo, he again made the call.
The river landed the 
and Luo moved all in for over 100,000 to put Vakalahi to a decision for his last 25,300.
"My brother, I don't think you have the Queen!" stated Vakalahi.
After a few moments of deliberation, Vakalahi made the call to see Luo table his .
Vakalahi slammed down his 
and launched to his feet clapping and screaming, "Twinkle, twinkle!" as he collected the pot to soar to 190,000 as Luo slips to 80,000 in chips.
Kroesen KO'd by Aces
Lance Climo opened the button with a raise, only to have Ricky Kroesen move all in for roughly 20,000 from the big blind. Climo made the call to put Kroesen at risk.
Kroesen: 
Climo:
Kroesen picked a bad time to steal from the big blind as Climo woke up with a monster - and once the board rolled out 
- the PokerStars Online Qualifier was forced to make an earlier than expected exit to the rail.